Dogwidgets DW-17 Dog Training Collar with Remote 100 Levels of Shock Vibration Warning Sound Beep Rechargeable 330 Yards Pet Trainer

I purchased this item for the list price and my only objective in leaving a detailed review is to help other shoppers.I bought this to replace my Dogwidgets DW-3 collar after I left it in the kennel and it got chewed lol. My dog (a hunting breed) was trained for two years by the kennel that bred him using an electric collar so we continue to use one from time to time since he responds to it the best. I very seldom use anything but the vibrate setting. I've used it for a few days and so far I like using it a bit better than the DW-3 but there are a couple of drawbacks.Pros:-Lighted display for use at night-Light on collar and remote so you know that they are communicating-There's a sound feature which is also a great non-painful training aid in addition to the vibration. You could, for example, train your dog to come inside when he hears the tone so you don't have to call for him in the middle of the night-Very adjustable levels of vibration and shock-Orange Collar that's very adjustable and coated for durability-Remote and collar are rechargeable from the same cable (if you order an extra charger or if you happen to have one you can charge both at the same time)-Unit's charge seems to last longer than the DW-3 even with the extra featuresCons:-Have to flip through functions to get the one you want rather than pushing the appropriate button-It is easy to flip to the wrong setting and accidentally shock your dog and the shock seems very strong. You will fell awful if you do this. You can, however, set the shock level to "0" which I would recommend doing. If you do want to use the shock feature I'd start very small and work your way up.-This is a big one for me - the charging port on the unit is underneath the collar. You have to take the collar off of the unit, clean the unit if it's dirty to avoid getting crud inside the unit, and then remove this little plug to connect it to the charger. The plug that goes back in to the charging port is a real pain in the behind to get back in and seems a bit flimsy - like it eventually might break off and then the charging port would be exposed to all of the crud that ends up under a dog's collar and potentially shortening it's life. We shall see.My over all impression is very positive and I like this collar better than the old one. I took away two stars for the awkward charging of the unit but added a star for the improved features and addition of a rechargeable battery in the remote. If the unit lasts the rainy season I'll put a star back.

Purchased this collar several months ago for our high strung, wild Boston Terrier. Actually only used it 2 times. After that, all we had to do was show it to our dog and he would behave. Apparently he forgot what would happen when it was put on him, because we recently found ourselves needing to use it again. It was not charged so we plugged it in to charge it and within a couple of minutes we smelled something burning. The plug in was very hot and was actually SMOKING! We unplugged it immediately and haven't tried it since, for fear of catching fire. I guess we will be purchasing another collar, but won't be purchasing this kind, I'm afraid to say.

I have this collar for over a month now and have told my friends with small dogs like mine- Chihuahua/Shih tsu mix. The highest I went on the shock option was a 29 and that had my dog yelping. She is now down to just wearing it and she stays within her boundaries. I'm glad I bought it and it worked as I wanted it to.The con to this is that if you have anything between the remote and the collar than the shock won't work. I have a trampoline, play set, pool, etc. and if my dog is on the other side and outside of her boundaries, the collar wouldn't work.

My friends sware by this collar. I recently got a puppy and they said this is must have for training. I did have trouble setting it up but, I had my friend help me. This wasn't too expensive & it arrived on time. The color was nice and I love that it will adjust sizes for small to large dogs.

The shock feature is more than adequate. I used it once or twice and even at 1 out of 100 on the strength setting it was effective. Of the three action types: shock, beep, and vibrate, the beep seems to work the best for our dog. The beep is loud. The vibration is also effective.Pros:-adequate collar length-it does its jobCons:-in my experience, neither the handheld nor collar unit seem to retain a charge

We ended up leaving the collar in my Pomeranian and a week later noticed him scratching at it. When I took it off to bathe him I noticed that the collar seems to have malfunctioned and the prongs burned his neck pretty badly.WOULD NOT RECOMMEND... WOULD NEVER BUY AGAIN.

Love the color and the adjustability, only con is this thing packs a powerful shock. No way I'd shock my medium dog with this thing turned up very high. After an initial shock or two the beep mode does the trick. Love that it's rechargeable so no more expensive replacement batteries.

Does what it's supposed to. My reason for 4 stars is that there is no power switch on the remote transceiver. If I put it in my pocket my dog risks getting randomly shocked/buzzed/beeped depending on the setting. Other wise it works very well, and I can verify a range of at least 100 yards through houses.